Sunday, March 12, 2017

Strong performance last night by Sahila on the first ever SHEfights
event! It was a very close 3 round battle against a good opponent. Our
girl steadily upped her pace each round, gaining heavy momentum in the
final. Unfortunately she was then hit with a blow that off balanced her
and was given an 8 count. She was unhurt and got up immediately, but a
fighter downed from a strike will almost always be counted, especially
in amateur bouts.

These things happen in our sport and are
just a lesson for us to improve our defense so that there are no
questions. It is a lesson we will definitely take into our training
going forward. Overall, we are beyond proud of how much she has grown.
She'll be back stronger, smarter and just as determined.

Thanks to all of the #ymteam who came out in force to let the people know we were supporting our girl!! Looking forward to more fights for us in April!

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Classes will be CANCELLED on Sunday March 12th, 2017, as YMT will be hosting an officials training seminar for MuayThai Ontario.

**** Open
to all participants of any level of knowledge, Muaythai Ontario is
looking to build on its already talented team of judges and referees.
Existing officials may attend at no cost in order to refresh their
knowledge, however, time constraints will see that new officials will
receive priority when it comes to hands on practice.

The
seminar will involve a combination of live demonstrations, video
samples, whiteboard and projector curriculum. Some of the highlights
will be:

-Amateur Muay Thai as it relates to competition in Ontario, Canada and the World ; -Referee, Judge, Timekeeper, and Chief Official duties; -Equipment and attire; -Preparing each contest; -Round and contest procedures; -Interaction with the team of judges and medical staff; -Athlete safety; -Intermediate referee techniques - Pressing, Inserting, Separating, Obstructing and Protecting; -Foul procedures; -Medical interruptions; -Ending competition; -Scorecard analysis; -Scoring principles as well as Single Competition vs Tournament Judging; -Crowd and environment control; and -Legal consequences and MTO coverage.

This is a hands on seminar. We expect you to bring indoor shoes, pens
and paper/electronic devices to record your notes. There will be written
and aptitude based testing for all participants, involving live
demonstrations.

Thank you to all who came out to the Kru of Muay Thai celebrations at Siam no 1! Kru Jen, Kru Cam and all of the instructors would like to thank you for all of your support! #ymteam

Also a thank you to PC Eugenia for organizing a gift and ceremony for Kru Cam on behalf of all the children in the kids class. It was adorable how they all wrote him letters, then insisted he read them immediately :)

Lastly, we are excited for a new crop of intermediate students, who will now begin to learn deeper and refine their skills. Ajahn Suchart had many positive things to say about the York Muay Thai students that graded at his Blue Shorts Test. To all of the new intermediates...never forget to pay it forward and of course, "Above Sky there is still Sky."